Random question, selling a game

mattyfez · 27 Dec 2016 at 15:55

Got rocksmith 2014 I wan to sell cheap to a mate, but I think ive registered it to origin or EA or whatever.

Can he simply use the original key or do I need to contact the mothership to transfer ownership?

Thanks

mattyfez · 27 Dec 2016 at 15:58

Its a physical disk if that makes any difference

Zethor · 27 Dec 2016 at 16:06

You can't do anything, once you activate a game on Origin it can't be transfered.

Thumpsta · 27 Dec 2016 at 16:07

The game will be tied to your Origin account and it's not transferable.

mattyfez · 27 Dec 2016 at 16:14

Well that sucks

I've only used the game a few times, and it's quite a niche game. Seems a waste to throw it away.
I suppose I could sell him the cable for a fiver for a guitar to pc usb interface.

But the game is junk in terms of transferring licence/ownership?

Was going to sell it for £25 pc dvd and official cable.

What a con.

mattyfez · 27 Dec 2016 at 18:18

And they wondered why people pirate games...fml.

MooMoo444 · 27 Dec 2016 at 19:11

mattyfez said:
And they wondered why people pirate games...fml.

The irony is the anti pirate measures make people pirate more.

Tupro · 27 Dec 2016 at 20:57

Hasnt this always been the case with pc games? once you enter that code then thats it..

Malevolence · 27 Dec 2016 at 21:06

Thread title is misleading. The question isn't random at all.

paradigm · 28 Dec 2016 at 09:28

Tupro said:
Hasnt this always been the case with pc games? once you enter that code then thats it..

God no.

In the "good old days", the CD-key was simply that, the key that let you play the game, typically with the CD inserted as well.

Once you uninstalled, it was no longer in use, and could be installed elsewhere.

linwelin · 28 Dec 2016 at 15:19

paradigm said:
God no.

In the "good old days", the CD-key was simply that, the key that let you play the game, typically with the CD inserted as well.

Once you uninstalled, it was no longer in use, and could be installed elsewhere.

Miss those days

swapping games for the weekend with mates

Mr.Cookie · 28 Dec 2016 at 18:41

do you have any other games on the account, if not you could sell the account.

Scania · 28 Dec 2016 at 19:50

Often wondered about this when you see pc games such as Battlefield 3/4/Hardline for sale in places such as CEX (and they usually have multiple copies on the shelf) surely these are all tied to the Origin account they were originally installed on (assuming they've been installed and activated) there must be some way around it otherwise I very much doubt CEX would take them in as surely they've have had people returning them saying they couldn't install?

Malevolence · 28 Dec 2016 at 20:16

Scania said:
Often wondered about this when you see pc games such as Battlefield 3/4/Hardline for sale in places such as CEX (and they usually have multiple copies on the shelf) surely these are all tied to the Origin account they were originally installed on (assuming they've been installed and activated) there must be some way around it otherwise I very much doubt CEX would take them in as surely they've have had people returning them saying they couldn't install?

CEX are as bent and as dodgy as anything.

Malevolence said:
I'm still banned from CEX for merely standing my ground and arguing my case with them when they sold the missus a couple of second hand Steamworks games that they'd resealed and sold as new and then refused her a refund when rumbled.

Scania · 28 Dec 2016 at 22:40

Malevolence said:
CEX are as bent and as dodgy as anything.

I use my local stores often for cheap games and Blu Rays etc but make a point of avoiding anything tied to Origin or Steam, that said, I traded a load of old games in including a copy of Alien vs Predator which I'd bought from a boot sale and they rejected it as it would be tied to Steam which it indeed was - despite having numerous copies of BF Hardline on the shelf- I guess it comes down to the knowledge and / or scruples of the person taking in the trade in....